We've replaced our rental fleet with new R5's this year and every knowledgeable rider we've had on them has exclaimed how solid and steady the front end is. The performance improvement versus other frames is enough that I took almost 1min out of what was a 7.5min Strava KOM decent versus last year's S-Works SL4 - sure other factors likely contributed too, but 1min?? - the frame is definitely a large improvement versus the SL4.

Maybe there is something wrong with your particular frame, or hopefully just in the set-up as mentioned by other responders, but the R5 as a design and execution is most certainly not a noodle... in fact, it might be the best descending frame made.

I remember when my Ritchey Breakaway was acting wonky and then I realized I'd forgot to attach the coupler which holds the two pieces together: it was held together just by the seatpost (top) and friction (bottom). Had I not caught it and the two butting tube sections come out of alignment by at least one tube diameter, it would have been catastrophic. Anyway, this isn't your problem here...

R5 behaves very very nervous.Even drinking while riding by one hand is an artistic performance...I really hate the way it rides.My previous R3 (2007) behaved more stable.

Nervousness, that is the way I would describe my R5 as well.Previously I was on Canyon slx.Geometry wise, head tube and reach in these two frames are almost identical, 1mm difference. So my position is almost the same as it was on the SLX.There were 2 significant things which struck me when I swap the frames.First, exceptional power transfer, due to the R5's gigantic bb shell. Second one, SLX rode more smoothly, it was more stable up front.R5 is nervous there indeed. It is not a big deal, I can still drink riding one handed It just requires more attention, imo.

Having read other comments, for the sake of peace of mind I will re-assembly the fork and headset.

The performance improvement versus other frames is enough that I took almost 1min out of what was a 7.5min Strava KOM decent versus last year's S-Works SL4 - sure other factors likely contributed too, but 1min??

How often did you do that descent?Just wondering, because I allegedly broke the 400m WR the other day when I was out running, and tracking with Strava. The GPS was just very inaccurate that evening.

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